Today's generation of the Bilingor family bears a name that was brought to England by the migration wave that was started by the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Bilingor family lived in Nottingham in the midlands of England. However, the family was originally descended from the Bellengers, the Knights of Facomberg in Picardy, France and the name has been corrupted from the name of the French Boulanger family, who were chevaliers (knights) of Hainaut and Flanders.

Bilingor Early Origins

The surname Bilingor was first found in Nottingham in the midlands of England where they held a family seat from very early times, and granted large estates in that shire, by William the Conqueror, their liege lord.

Bilingor Spelling Variations

Bilingor Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, Norman French and other languages became incorporated into English throughout the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Bilingor include Ballenger, Ballinger, Bellinger, Bellenger and others.

Bilingor Early History

Bilingor Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bilingor research. Another 177 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1200 and 1721 are included under the topic Early Bilingor History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bilingor Early Notables (pre 1700)

Bilingor Early Notables (pre 1700)

Another 28 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bilingor Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bilingor In Ireland

Bilingor In Ireland

Some of the Bilingor family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 41 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

The Great Migration

The Great Migration

In England at this time, the uncertainty of the political and religious environment of the time caused many families to board ships for distant British colonies in the hopes of finding land and opportunity, and escaping persecution. The voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, though, and many arrived in North America sick, starved, and destitute. Those who did make it, however, were greeted with greater opportunities and freedoms that they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Early immigration records have shown some of the first Bilingors to arrive on North American shores: Frederick Bellinger who settled in New York State in 1710; Henry Bellinger settled in New York in 1709; Marcus Bellinger arrived in New York in 1710; Ann Bellinger settled in Barbados in 1654.

Bede, The Venerable. Historia Ecclesiatica Gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History Of the English People). Available through Internet Medieval Sourcebook the Fordham University Centre for Medieval Studies. Print.

The Bilingor Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Bilingor Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.